Tuesday, May 27, 2008

This is the view over our side fence. Many houses in Wentworth Falls are 80 to 90 years old, having been built soon after the first world war. They are predominantly weatherboard walls with tin (corrugated iron) roofs. Unfortunately ugly red brick and tile houses started to replace the old places in around the 60's. The weatherboard houses are now much sought after, especially by retiring or "tree changing" Sydneysiders.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

No, this is not the Blue Mountains, it's where I work at a brewery in Lidcombe which is about 15 minutes from the centre of Sydney. It's an hours drive for me each way. I'm on night shift this week (10pm-6am) so I had a bit of a wander during my breaks to get a shot or 2.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Every day we take our 13 year old, deaf and blind Jack Russel, Sally for a walk around the shops. Despite her age and ailments she is physically fit and still enjoys a good sniff. Like any older lady she has trouble sleeping if she doesn't get her exercise. The shop you can see is Rotate Interiors which deals in antique/second hand furniture.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Blue Mountains Australia

The Blue Mountains is an area about 1.5 hours west of Sydney.It's made up of 10 or 15 smaller connecting towns. It is officially known as The City of the Blue Mountains though tourists have been known to ask "could you tell me how to get to the city" when they're standing in the middle of it.We (wife and 1 year old daughter) moved here in 1996. Our intention was to renovate an 85 year old house, make some money and go back to Sydney. 12 years and a son later the house is almost done but we're not going anywhere.